Sunday, April 14, 2013
Area voters reported little to no wait at polling places during Tuesday's local election.
On Tuesday, 18.8 percent of voters made it out to the polls in suburban Cook County to vote in this year's local election, according to the Cook County Clerk's website. While the turnout was higher than other area counties, it was an average turnout for a local election in Cook County. Since 2005, turnout in Cook County has ranged from as low as 16.7 percent of voters casting their ballot in 2011 to as high as 27 percent voting in 2005. Comparably speaking, during last fall's presidential election, 70.7 percent of registered voters made it to the polls in suburban Cook County. Cook County voters reported little to no wait at the polls on Tuesday. Other counties also reported a low turnout during Tuesday's election. In nearby Will …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Diane Jennings and Catherine Morrisey-Lebert were re-elected to the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees Tuesday.
The Orland Park Public Library board will remain unchanged for at least the next two years. As of early Wednesday morning, all 51 precincts showed vote totals that placed Diane Jennings and Catherine Morrisey-Lebert back on the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees for the next six years. “I am very grateful to everyone who worked on the campaign with us,” Jennings said. “We are right in the midst of doing some major updating of technological aspects, updated self-checkout and building up our ebooks collection, and I am glad to be sticking around so we can do that.” View Patch’s Orland Park Election Results table for a rundown of the votes. Morrisey-Lebert said along with building up the library’s ebook collection beyond …
Friday, April 12, 2013
James Dodge, Brad O’Halloran and Kathy Fenton were all re-elected to the Orland Park Village Board of Trustees.
The Orland Park Village Board will remain exactly the same as the last two years after Tuesday’s election. As of early Wednesday morning, all 51 precincts showed vote totals that place James Dodge, Brad O’Halloran and Kathy Fenton as the winning candidates for the Orland Park Village Board. “We all care about Orland Park deeply,” Dodge said. “The people of Orland Park said we’re going to put these guys back in office, so I thank them. You’ll see me continue to bang on the drum to open up more channels of communication with our residents.” Fenton said the results are proof that the residents are happy with the current administration. “I appreciate their continued support and confidence in what we’ve done,” she said. “We are concerned about …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
With all 53 precincts reporting, John Brudnak and Jayne Schirmacher have been elected to the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees.
A fire commissioner and newcomer joined the Orland Fire Protection District board, unseating two incumbents following Tuesday’s election. As of early Wednesday morning, all 53 precincts showed vote totals that place John Brudnak, who now serves as an Orland Fire Commissioner, and Jayne Schirmacher as the new additions to the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees. “I am very thankful for the ones who came out to vote,” Brudnak said. “We just want to keep it moving forward. There are a lot of positive things going on with the new chief and other aspects. We still need to get spending under control and work more efficiently, but we are not going to take anything away from firefighters. We’ll run things close to the vest and reduce…
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
With all 28 precincts reporting, Amy Connolly, Julie Jackson, Denis Ryan and John J. Carey have been re-elected to the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education.
While two slates, both including newcomers, ran for the D146 board, the incumbents all won re-election. As of Wednesday morning, all 28 precincts are showing vote totals that place Amy Connolly, Julie Jackson, Denis Ryan and John J. Carey as trustees on the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education. Connolly described the win as bittersweet since it didn’t include her slate partner Tim Frederickson. “The incumbents are all returning, which is surprising, but it says to me that the people are happy with the job we are doing,” Connolly said. Ryan said he was pleased with the election results, and looks forward to pursuing further technological advances in the school district. “One of the goals is to have the grade schools…
With all 119 precincts reporting, Melissa Gracias, Tony Serratore, Susan A. Dalton and Kathleen Murphy-Peterson have been elected to the Consolidated High School District 230 Board of Education.
Four new board members will be joining D230 following Tuesday’s election. As of Wednesday morning, all 119 precincts are showing vote totals that place Melissa Gracias, Tony Serratore, Susan A. Dalton and Kathleen Murphy-Peterson as the new members on the Consolidated High School District 230 Board of Education. “I want to learn as much as I can as quickly as possible to get up to speed, and I want to focus on bringing up the district’s ACT scores,” said Dalton. “I want to provide more support mechanisms for students, and continue to make the district safe for students.” Serratore said he is proud of the 230 United trio’s efforts, and will be focused on the new extended school days plan and finances after he is installed. “I don’t want to …
With all 43 precincts reporting, Michael Carroll, Sandra Kulak, Laura Berry and Michael Maratea have been elected to the Orland School District 135 Board of Education.
Four new candidates took the places of three incumbents on Orland School District 135’s Board of Education. As of early Wednesday morning, all 43 precincts are showing vote totals that place Michael Carroll, Sandra Kulak, Laura Berry and Michael Maratea as the new members on the Orland School District 135 Board of Education, unseating Ann Gentile, Tom Cunningham and Mary Bragg. “Winning four out of the four seats is a clear message that the residents of District 135 were not happy with the state of affairs,” said Carroll. “We have heard that everyone who works there is afraid that they might lose their job at any time. That whole culture of fear and bullying will stop May 7.” Carroll said two orders of business will be on his mind when …
Andrew Leoni earns a seat on the Kirby school district board, while incumbents John Mirecki Sr., Thomas J. Martelli and Carol DeMicheal retain their seats.
The three current members of the Kirby School District 140 Board of Education up for re-election kept their seats Tuesday. But a Tinley Park native of 20 years also became a member of the board. TINLEY PARK: Results From the Other 2013 Election Races That Affect the Village Incumbents John Mirecki Sr., Thomas J. Martelli and Carol DeMicheal will continue to serve on the board. They will be joined by Andrew Leoni, 33, who beat out John T. Lutz for the final open seat. Leoni ran on a three-pronged platform of accountability, communication between stakeholders in the district and an emphasis on technology as an essential learning and teaching tool D140. He also highlighted his experience as a financial planner as being a key to the district's…
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
With 286 of 286 precincts reporting, Tom Cunningham grabs the 2-year seat while Eileen O'Sullivan and Sandra Wagner win full-term seats on the Moraine Valley board, according to unofficial results. A third full-term seat was too close to call Tuesday.
Editor's Note: The vote difference between two candidates vying for the third full-term seat was updated below. Joseph Murphy and John Brosnan Donahue are now separated by 13 votes. At least one incumbent will keep her seat on the Moraine Valley Board of Trustees. With 281 of 286 precincts reporting, Eileen O'Sullivan, Sandra Wagner and Tom Cunningham were elected Tuesday night to the Moraine Valley Board of Trustees, according to unofficial results. Read more: Moraine Valley: BOT Candidates Square Off in April O'Sullivan and Wagner were elected to two full terms lasting six years. Joseph Murphy and John Brosnan Donahue are separated by 13 votes for a third full-term seat. Wagner and Murphy were board incumbents. They faced John Schiera, …
The polls are closed, the votes are in and winners have been decided. Find out who won for Orland Park Village, Orland Fire, Orland Library, D135, D230, D146, D140 and Moraine Valley board races.
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Rob Piorkowski
7:46 am on Monday, April 15, 2013
And these are registered voters, you'd be surprised the % that are not even registered! pathetic. more ›